Suspect In Stomping Of Woman At Debate Is Rand Paul Staffer; Police Serve Him With Criminal Summons

Tim Profitt, Rand Paul’s Bourbon County coordinator, is being served with a criminal summons in connection with the stomping of MoveOn.org member Lauren Valle (pictured) outside the Kentucky U.S. Senate debate. The police statement reads:

Today, October 26, 2010, detectives identified the suspect, involved in the assault, as Tim Profitt. Mr. Profitt is currently being served with a criminal summons ordering him to appear before a Fayette County District Court Judge.

Based on the Paul campaign’s most recent statement, Paul aides have identified the assailant, or at least someone who played a key part in the melee. The Paul campaign said in that statement that they have “disassociated itself from the volunteer who took part in this incident.”